Researchers have engineered a biomaterial scaffold that allows cells to form tooth-like structures, a significant step ...

While some countries have already phased out the use mercury use in dental amalgam, the remaining countries agreed to the timeline put in place by The Minamata Convention on Mercury, an international ...

Dating back at least to the 1980s, experts have debated the safety of metal “amalgam” cavity fillings, which contain a mixture of metals like silver, copper, nickel and—most alarmingly—mercury. The ...

Many people are now having their dental amalgam, or silver, fillings removed over concerns about the mercury used in them — ...

The debate over whether mercury in dental fillings can leach out and cause a wide range of health problems — from multiple sclerosis and cancer to Alzheimer's disease — refuses to die down. The ...

Many people who have visited the dentist’s office have heard about or been exposed to tooth filling material, which many of us refer to as a “dental cement”. When a tooth develops a cavity or hole, ...

Ottawa, June 10, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- According to Precedence Research, the global tooth filling materials market size was estimated at USD 2.17 billion in 2023 and is predicted to surpass around ...

This subsequently leads to pain in the tooth. On the other hand, the pain may also arise if the dentist fills the wrong tooth. Filling, with any type of dental cement occurs when a person has cavity ...

One of the ways you can restore the normal functionality of your damaged or decayed teeth is by getting dental fillings. According to Dr Nihal Yadav, BDS (PGI Rohtak), Amayra Dental Clinic, Kaushik ...

You might think that with today's composite dental fillings, once you get a tooth filled, it's good for life. According to the University of Oregon's Prof. Jamie Kruzic, however, "almost all fillings ...